“Later in the evening there will be some respite as the showers ease for a time, although snow showers will continue in Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire.

“The A12 Essex and M2/M20 Kent and eastern parts of the M25 becomes exposed to lines of showers, bringing some very difficult driving conditions and significant disruption.

“During the early morning, a band of snow moves into the Northeast, bringing a risk of disruption due to the heavy snowfall. Towards the morning rush; this snowfall reaching southern parts of the Northwest, and northern parts of the Midlands.”

Flights

British Airways has cancelled a number of flights as of Monday morning as the weather worsens.

The airline has cancelled at least 36 flights from Heathrow Airport today, and apologised to customers.

A statement on the British Airways websites states: “We are sorry that the weather is likely to lead to some delays and disruption to our schedules.

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“We have proactively cancelled some services and will be re-booking customers on to alternative flights or offering them a full refund if they no longer wish to travel.

“We are sorry for the disruption to your travel plans and are doing all we can to minimise the effect the poor weather is having on flights.”

Flights affected include those to the UK and Europe as well as New York and Los Angeles.

BA said passengers with cancelled flights should not travel to the airport.